TUSTIN, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has secured a $6.5 million loan for the purchase of Mimi’s Plaza, a retail center located at 13911, 13931 and 13951 Carroll Way in Tustin. Built in 1990 and situated on 2.4 acres, the three-building property features 30,795 square feet of retail space. At the time of financing, the property was fully occupied. Ben Townsend and Matt Marlin of SRS’s Debt & Equity team structured the non-recourse, five-year loan on behalf of an out-of-state private investor. The loan features a 4.65 percent fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization.
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CINCINNATI — VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE: VICI), together with a subsidiary of Hard Rock International, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Jack Cincinnati Casino in downtown Cincinnati for approximately $745 million. VICI Properties will acquire 100 percent of the membership interests of a subsidiary of Jack Cincinnati that owns the land and real estate assets of the casino for $558 million. Hard Rock will acquire the operating assets of Jack Cincinnati for $187 million. Simultaneous with the transaction, VICI will enter into a triple-net-lease agreement with Hard Rock. Jack Cincinnati opened in 2013 and features 100,000 square feet of gaming space with approximately 1,800 gaming machines and 100 table games. The property also contains 33,000 square feet of meeting space, six restaurants and two bars. The transaction is expected to close late this year. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is serving as financial advisor and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP is serving as legal advisor to VICI.
DES PLAINES, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $1.9 million sale of a Fifth Third Bank ground lease in Des Plaines. The 4,224-square-foot building is located at 510 Metropolitan Way. Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko marketed the property on behalf of the seller. An outside broker represented the out-of-state, 1031 exchange buyer.
SAN ANTONIO — A joint venture between REATA Real Estate Services and Stonefield Investment Advisors has acquired Brooks Corner Shopping Center, a 173,041-square-foot retail power center located at the northwest quadrant of SE Military Drive and Interstate 37 in San Antonio. The property was built in 2005 and was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to an array of national tenants, including Ross Dress for Less, Petco, Conn’s HomePlus and Dollar Tree. Brooks Corner is also shadow-anchored by H-E-B, Home Depot and Target. The seller was InvenTrust Properties, an Illinois-based retail REIT. The sales price was not disclosed. The new ownership will also assume leasing and management of the center.
LIVE OAK, TEXAS — HFF has negotiated the sale of Gateway Plaza, a 136,553-square-foot retail center located along Loop 1604 in the northeastern San Antonio suburb of Live Oak. Anchored by Burlington, the property was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Goodwill, Laser Legend, Furniture Now and Great Clips. John Taylor, Drew Fuller, Josh Villarreal and Kyle Shaffer of HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Los Angeles-based private investment firm Tryperion Partners, in the transaction. The buyer was San Antonio-based Nooner Holdings.
PLANO, TEXAS — Los Angeles-based investment firm RPD Catalyst has acquired Preston Creek Shopping Center, a 79,730-square-foot retail property in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Plano. The developer of the center, ASG Realty, sold the center for an undisclosed amount. Chris Harden, Kris Von Hohn and Ryan Duffie of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Samer Keilani and James Hankins of ACR Realty, represented the seller in the transaction. RPD Catalyst was self-represented. Several restaurants, including Pei Wei Asian Diner, Modern Market and Cowboy Chicken, anchor the property, which was completed in 2006.
Neuman Commercial Arranges $18.2M Sale of Grocery-Anchored Shopping Center in Baltimore
by Alex Tostado
BALTIMORE — Neuman Commercial Group has arranged the $18.2 million sale of Alameda Marketplace, a 124,000-square-foot shopping center anchored by Shoppers Food in Baltimore. The asset was 90 percent leased at the time of the sale to 15 tenants including Walgreens, Family Dollar, Rent-A-Center, Planet Fitness, Fresenius Medical, Rainbow and Bank of America. Gil Neuman of Neuman Commercial represented the sellers, Atlantic Realty Co. and Walton Street Capital, in the transaction. The buyer was a private regional investment group. This is the second time that Neuman Commercial has represented the seller in selling Alameda Marketplace. In 2014, Continental Realty Co. sold the property to Atlantic Realty for $11.3 million.
DOUGLASVILLE, GA. — Cole Credit Property Trust IV Inc. has sold Village at Chapel Hill, a 62,719-square-foot, LA Fitness-anchored retail center in Douglasville, about 20 miles west of downtown Atlanta. The asset was built in 2009 and was 97 percent leased at the time of the sale. The property is shadow-anchored by Aldi and includes other tenants such as Yogli Mogli, One Main Financial, Chapel Hill Dentistry and Blue Agave Mexican Restaurant. Jim Hamilton, Brad Buchanan, Mike Allison and Andrew Kahn of HFF represented the seller in the transaction. LBX Investments bought the retail center. The sales price was not disclosed.
Hanley Investment Group Arranges $3.5 Million Sale of Raising Cane’s Location in Southern California
by Amy Works
FONTANA, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group has arranged the $3.5 million sale of a single-tenant building situated on 0.6 acres within a Sprouts Farmers Market-anchored retail center in Fontana. The 3,233-square-foot property is fully leased to a Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers restaurant, which opened in February. Other tenants at Highland Village shopping center include Jack in the Box, Burgerim, Jersey Mike’s, Oggi’s Restaurant, Mountain View Tires, Pacific Dental and Quick Quack Car Wash. Kevin Fryman, Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley represented the seller, Adler Realty Investments Inc., in the transaction. Kevin Boeve of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a private investor based in Covina, Calif.
Del Mar Ventures Buys Campbell Crossing Retail Center in Phoenix with Plans to Renovate
by Amy Works
PHOENIX — Del Mar Ventures Group has acquired Campbell Crossing, an infill retail center located at 4514 N. 16th St. in Phoenix. MCK Realty sold the property for $2.5 million, or $105.37 per square foot. The 1980s-vintage asset features 23,725 square feet across with 15 suites, with five tenants currently in place. Del Mar Ventures plans to remodel the property and change the tenant mix. The firm plans to reposition Campbell Crossing as a high-end retail destination by updating and modernizing building exteriors and interiors and installing high-quality tenants. Jerry Jacobs and David Guido of Newmark Knight Frank represented the buyer in the transaction.